ezPaycheck 2019 installation package will update ezPaycheck tax tables. You should run it after you completed the paychecks for the Year 2018. With the current version of ezPaycheck 2019, you can still access your 2018 paychecks, view reports, and print 2018 W2 forms.

ezPaycheck payroll software bundle version for years 2018-2019 is now available for the special price of $129 (regular price: $198). Customers that want to start payroll in-house, mid-year can find the deals at

Customers seeking a way to simplify payroll processing with more accuracy are welcome to test drive ezPaycheck payroll software for 30-day free with no obligation. ezPaycheck comes with the manual check and manual YTD features which make it easy for new clients to switch to this payroll software anytime.

ezPaycheck 2018 installation package will update ezPaycheck tax tables. You should run it after you completed the paychecks for Year 2017. With ezPaycheck 2018, you can still access your 2017 paychecks, view reports and print 2017 W2 forms.

IRS published the new Year 2017 Form 940. We released the new editon of ezPaycheck 2017 with the latest tax forms today. Current ezPaycheck 2017 clients can download the new version for free. New clients are weclome to download and test drive for 30 days with no obligation.

ezPaycheck payroll software bundle version for year 2017 and 2018 has just been released for a limited time from Halfpricesoft.com. The bundle version is being offered at a special cost of only $119.00, per installation (Regular price: $198.00). ezPaycheck comes with the manual check and manual YTD features which make is easy for new new clients to switch to this payroll software in mid-year.

Customers seeking a way to simplify payroll processing with more accuracy can go online to http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp and download the payroll accounting software. The download includes the full version of the paycheck software along with a sample database. The sample database allows new customers to try all of ezPaycheck’s exciting features, including the intuitive graphical interface, without wasting time entering data.

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Limited time offer of $20 discount for EzPaycheck 2015 payroll software is available for small business. The regular price of ezPaycheck is $89 per calenda year per installation.

EzPaycheck software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphical interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, importing data, calculating payroll - including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks. New user can download and try this software for free with no obligation and no cost athttp://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp

A new limited time price reduction for ezPaycheck 2014 and 2015 bundle version is available for new customers this holiday season.

Payroll software designed with small businesses in mind: Simple, reliable and affordable. ezPaycheck is the right in house payroll tax solution for small businesses to calculate taxes, print paychecks, generate reports and print tax forms. No internet connection is needed.

Paying employees and seasonal contractors should NOT be headache for small businesses employers. Download ezPaycheck payroll software and print paychecks and tax forms today!

Customers that needs to print W2 and 1099-misc tax forms get ezW2 software for free now. We just add ezW2 2013 version free offer to our site. Right now, W2 1099 software free offers are available for ezW2 2007-2013

If you purchased ezCheckPrinting before 2014, you should not download version 6.0. Your old key code will not work for ezCheckPrinting version 6.0 and later.If you decide to upgrade your version to the latest version, you need to purchase the new key code.

The previous version download link is available from download page

Steps to upgrade ezCheckPrinting software

If you already installed ezCheckPrinting on your machine, you can update it by the following steps:

1. Log in your machine as administrator.

You must have administrator permission to install the MICR font.

2. Backup your data first.

Although your data should be safe during this process, we always suggest you backup it first.

You can click the top menu "Accounts->Back up current account" to back up your data. If you have more than one account, please backup all of them.

3. Uninstall ezCheckprinting from your machine

You can open control panel, then select "Add or remove programs" to see program list. Then remove ezCheckPrinting from there.

1. If you are user of the previous version 3.0.6 or older, please review the Check Setup (by clicking the top menu "settings->check setup") after you update to this new version. You may need to add the MICR code after the Account Number.

ezCheckPrinting updated database to support more features since version 4.0.1.

2. If you cannot find your database file, you can click the top menu "Accounts->Restore Account" to copy the back up database to your application folder. Then click the top menu "Accounts->select account" to select it as the current account. ezCheckPrinting 5.0.1 changed default database folder.

In responding to the requests from customers, we launched the promotion of the bundle version of Ezcheckprinting and Ezcheckpersonal software. Customers can get both check writers for business and family at discount price $58 ($10 off from the regular price $68)

Both ezCheckPrinting and ezCheckPersonal are compatible with Windows 8 system, 32-bit or 64-bit. It can also run on Windows XP, Me, 2000, 2003 and Vista, 7 system. Other features included in both check printing applications are:

- Easy to use and learn, even for those who don’t have an accounting or IT background

- Prints MICR characters accepted by most banks — no need to order expensive checks pre-printed with bank information

- Add a logo and other customizable design features for a professional look to checks

- No limit to the number of accounts that can be used

- Write an unlimited number of checks

- Write checks on blank check stock or pre-printed checks

- Include signature image on checks to save time signing checks

- Customizable report features that are easy to use

- Save time by printing multiple checks in one click

- The business version ezCheckPrinting can export and import of check data for use with ezTimeSheet, Excel file, QuickBooks, Microsoft Money, and other accounting software.

IRS published the new 2013 Form 941 on March 12. We released the new edition of 2013 ezPaycheck payroll tax software last night with the updates on 2013 Form 941 (Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return). The main changes on new Form 941 include:

-Social Security Tax: The employee tax rate for social security is 6.2%. Previously, the employee tax rate for social security was 4.2%. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The social security wage base limit is $113,700

-Additional Medicare Tax Withholding: In addition to withholding Medicare tax at 1.45%, employer must withhold a 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax from wages employer pays to an employee in excess of $200,000 in a calendar year.

Followings are the guides to hide the MICR line (Accounting number, bank account and check number) when you print a check

·If you just want to hide this line, you can click the top menu "Settings->Layout setup" to open layout set up screen. Then uncheck the option "Display MICR line" at the bottom of this screen and save your change.

·If you need to write check on the pre-printed blank check, you can click the top menu "Settings->Check setup" to open Check Setup screen. You can uncheck the option "Use Blank Check Stock" to use pre-printed check and save the change. Then ezCheckPrinting software will print data only on your check.

EzCheckPrinting check writer software can import data from external .csv file and allows you print multiple checks with one click. If you are using Quicken, QuickBooks, Peachtree, Microsoft Money or other software now, you need to export your data to .csv file first.

For testing purpose, you can download the sample data file here. Then unzip them, extract and save them to your local folder.

EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. It can handle the paychecks for both employees and contractors easily. Since employer does not need to withhold taxes from contractors’ paychecks, we would like to suggest you add the second account to handle the paychecks for 1099 contractors. (EzPaycheck can support multiple accounts with no extra charge)

Click the ezPaycheck top menu “Company->Duplicate current account” to duplicate current account to handle paychecks for 1099 contractor.

You can switch the current account easily by click the top menu “Company->Select Company”.

When you add a contractor, you need to uncheck all the tax options. Then ezPaycheck will not withhold taxes from the paychecks.

Note:

If you don't like to add the second company account to handle 1099 contractors, you can also use the MICS check function to write checks for 1099 contractors quickly. You can click the left menu "Checks->MICS Checks". Click the "Add new check" button, enter the "Payee Name" and "Amount", then save this check by clicking the "SAVE" button.

You are welcome to download and try ezPaycheck free for 30 days with no cost and no obligation

Please make sure you select at leastTWOcontractors from contractor list to print two forms at the same time.

ezW2 can also print the SSA-Approved laser substitute forms of w-2 copy A and w-3 on plain paper (Vender ID: 1335). So if you have a laser printer, you can print all W-2 forms (Copy A, B, C, D, 1 and 2) and W-3 on plain white paper.

Nobody can afford to lose the check data, especial during this tax season. Yet, too many of our customers were telling us they’d been victim to a virus or computer crash that wiped out their data. Do you know you can back up your data easily by a just a few clicks?

You can start ezCheckPrinting software and click the top menu Accounts to back up your data to flash disk or other machine easily.

Please make sure you select at least TWOemployees from employee list to print two forms at the same time.

ezW2 can print the SSA-Approved laser substitute forms of w-2 copy A and w-3 on plain paper (Vender ID: 1335). So if you have a laser printer, you can print all W-2 forms (Copy A, B, C, D, 1 and 2) and W-3 on plain white paper.

Nearly 160 million workers will benefit from the extension of the reduced payroll tax rate that has been in effect for 2011. IRS required that employers should implement the new payroll tax rate as soon as possible in 2012 but not later than Jan. 31, 2012.

Following are the instructions from Notice 1036

The employee tax rate for social security is 4.2% on wages paid and tips received before March 1, 2012. The employee tax rate for social security increases to 6.2% on wages paid and tips received after February 29, 2012. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The social security wage base limit is $110,100. The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2011. There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax.

Employers should implement the 4.2% employee social security tax rate as soon as possible, but not later than January 31, 2012. After implementing the 4.2% rate, employers should make an offsetting adjustment in a subsequent pay period to correct any overwithholding of social security tax as soon as possible, but not later than March 31, 2012.

The new edition of ezW2 software is available with the updated forms and new features. EzW2 help user prepare, print and eFile W2 and 1099-misc forms for Year 2012 tax season.

ezW2, fast W2 1099 preparing software trusted by thousands of users, is affordable but fully functional software designed for the non-accounting small business and accountants who needs to file and print Form W-2 and Form 1099

YTD means Year-to-date. It is a period from the beginning of the current year, and continues up to the present day. The YTD information on the check stubs will update automatically each time you add a new paycheck.

This YTD entry feature is for users who start ezPaycheck in mid-year. (If you start ezPaycheck from Jan 1, you do not need to enter YTD manually.)

For example, company ABC handles paychecks for employee Ryan Smith manually from 1/1/2011 to 6/30/2011. They plan to use ezPaycheck from 7/1/2011-7/15/2011 pay period. So instead of entering the old checks one by one, they can enter the YTD summary data here.

You should add the YTD data first before you generate a new paycheck. So you can see the correct YTD data on paycheck stubs.

Holiday sales are expected to rise 2.8 percent during November and December to $465.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. Halfpricesoft.com (http://www.halfpricesoft.com) released the new version of the popular check writing software, ezCheckPrinting, which will help retailers write checks and receive payment easily. Halfpricesoft.com also announces that ezCheckPrinting users can get the popular check writing software or blank check stock for free through online special offer during this holiday season.

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Question: Instead of printing a signature graphic can we print the words "Pre Approved Draft - No Signature Required"?

Answers: Yes. EzCheckPrinting is very flexible and allow user to create a check draft.

(Note: we released ezCheckDraft software in Year 2014. If you have bulk draft checks to print, it will be easier to use ezCheckDraft Software, which is designed for bank draft check printing.)

Any business can create a check draft. A regular check is created by the account holder, and signed (authorized) by the account holder. A check draft is created by the merchant, and the signature is not required. The account holder must authorize the merchant to create a check draft.

Followings are the steps to create a check draft if you receive a check by phone, fax or online.

1.Start ezCheckPrinting

If you do not have ezCheckPrinting installed, you can download it for free from

2. Add a new draft check account for this customer XYZ by clicking the top menu "Accounts->New Account". Then select it as the current database by clicking the top menu "Account->Select Account".

3. Enter the customer's bank information.

- You can delete signature image path if it is there.

4. Add the new text label

-- You can access the check layout page by clicking the top menu "settings->check layout".

-- Select "Custom Text 0" from the item picker drop download list.

-- Check the visible option, add the description and drag/drop this item to your target location.

-- Click the Save button to save your change.

5. Add the new check by clicking the "NEW" button from the main screen.

Tips:

1) You can follow the above steps to create a template. Then you can use backup function to duplicate this template easily. You can duplicate this template account by clicking the top menu "Account->Backup current account".

2) To save your time, you can download the draft check template database from

For some companies, employees are paid by hourly rate and piece-rate at the same time. EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible and allows user to add the customized wages as “Pay_by_piece” easily.

Step 2: Add the customized wages on wage setup screen. You can access this screen by clicking the left menu "Company Settings->Wage Setup".

Step 3: Generate a new check. You can enter more information in MEMO field. If employee is paid by piece-rate only, you can leave the hours as “0”.

EzPaycheck payroll softwareis designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days.

For some companies, the pay rate for the same employee is not fixed. The employee may be paid at different pay rates for different pay periods.

EzPaycheck payroll software is very flexible. User can enter the default pay rate when he sets up the employee information. However, user can modify the rate when he generates a new check each time.

Step 1: Setup employee profile and enter the default pay rate.

Step 2: Modify the pay rate when generating a new check

EzPaycheck payroll softwareis designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days.

ezPaycheck payroll software can print check on blank check paper or pre-printed checks. It also supports check-on-top, check-in-middle or check-at-bottom formats. User can select this option from check setup form.

Clicking the left menu "check->check setup" to open check setup form

Change the check position to check-on-top, check-in-middle or check-at-bottom.

Save changes.

EzPaycheck payroll software is designed to automate paycheck processes to reduce the time spent on running payroll. The software’s graphic interface leads users step-by-step through setting up employee information, calculating payroll—including calculation of federal, state and local taxes; deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401(k) plans; and printing paychecks.

Priced at just $89 per installation, ezPaycheck’s graphical interface and functions are so intuitive that even users without much computer or accounting experience can start automating payroll processes within minutes of installation. Additionally, customers can try ezPaycheck payroll software without cost or obligation for 30 days.

Question: I Have QuickBooks envelopes. How come when I put a QuickBooks check printed on a blank check i printed on ezCheckPrinting program I can’t see the person's name i want to mail it to. It seems as though the payee address is too high. I see the street and city but I can’t see the person's name in the window of the envelope.

Answer: With ezCheckPrinting software, you can customize the check format easily. Followings are the steps to customize payee address.

1. Start ezCheckPrinting

2. Click the top menu "Settings->Layout setup" to open Layout setup screen.